Outraged by his defense to new conflict-of-interest allegations, County Supervisor Don R. Roth's ex-wife said Friday that she now plans to rebut his "lies" by cooperating fully with authorities investigating him.

Convicted former Supervisor Don R. Roth intentionally undervalued expensive meals from business people through "creative" bookkeeping so he could continue voting on their projects, his chief of staff told authorities in an interview made public this week. The newly released documents also raise the previously undisclosed allegation that Roth secretly accepted several thousand dollars in cash in the 1980s for trips to Hawaii and Palm Springs from W.

Outraged by Orange County Supervisor Don R. Roth's defense in new conflict-of-interest allegations, the 71-year-old official's ex-wife said Friday that she plans to rebut his "lies" by cooperating fully with authorities investigating Roth.

Convicted former Supervisor Don R. Roth intentionally undervalued expensive meals from business people through "creative" bookkeeping so that he could continue voting on their projects, his chief of staff said in an interview with authorities made public this week. The newly released documents also raise the previously undisclosed allegation that Roth secretly accepted several thousand dollars in cash in the 1980s for trips to Hawaii and Palm Springs from W.

November 21, 1992 | GEORGE FRANK and ERIC LICHTBLAU, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

A major development company spent nearly $2,000 to landscape Orange County Supervisor Don R. Roth's Anaheim Hills home two years ago, installing sprinklers and plants without ever receiving payment from the supervisor, interviews and documents show. Confirmation of the landscaping work came Friday afternoon from Roth's lawyer, just hours after a top executive with the firm--the Baldwin Co.

County Supervisor Don R. Roth, dogged by recent questions about the landscaping of his front yard two years ago, sent a major developer a check for $975 this week to pay for his portion of the job, his lawyer said Friday. Attorney Dana Reed said Roth plans to leave the other half of the controversial bill to his ex-wife, Jackie Roth, but she said she has no intention of paying it.

October 30, 1992 | GEORGE FRANK and ERIC LICHTBLAU, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Orange County Supervisor Don R. Roth received thousands of dollars in free or undervalued additions to his Anaheim Hills home from a builder, and may have violated state law by later voting on four matters directly affecting the firm, a Times investigation has found. Top corporate officials at the Presley Co.

Convicted former Supervisor Don R. Roth intentionally undervalued expensive meals from business people through "creative" bookkeeping so that he could continue voting on their projects, his chief of staff said in an interview with authorities made public this week. The newly released documents also raise the previously undisclosed allegation that Roth secretly accepted several thousand dollars in cash in the 1980s for trips to Hawaii and Palm Springs from W.

Tape-recorded minutes of a Board of Supervisors meeting four months ago appear to contradict Supervisor Don R. Roth's assertion that he never knew that a close friend and political donor had business before the county board.

Convicted former Supervisor Don R. Roth intentionally undervalued expensive meals from business people through "creative" bookkeeping so he could continue voting on their projects, his chief of staff told authorities in an interview made public this week. The newly released documents also raise the previously undisclosed allegation that Roth secretly accepted several thousand dollars in cash in the 1980s for trips to Hawaii and Palm Springs from W.

Orange County Supervisor Don R. Roth was quick to criticize when the news broke in August, 1990, that one of his political appointees may have broken state law by accepting too many golf outings and lunches from a local developer. The stocky, silver-haired official said at the time that he was "completely shocked" by the allegations against his appointee. "I've been well aware of the (gift-taking) limit, personally. I follow it. Everybody should."

Orange County Supervisor Don R. Roth was quick to criticize when the news broke in August, 1990, that one of his political appointees may have broken state law by accepting too many golf outings and lunches from a local developer. The stocky, silver-haired official--who announced his resignation Tuesday--said at the time that he was "completely shocked" by the allegations against his appointee. "I've been well aware of the (gift-taking) limit, personally. I follow it. Everybody should."

Embattled Orange County Supervisor Don R. Roth has spent nearly $35,000 in political campaign contributions to hire lawyers to represent him and staff members during an ongoing investigation into allegations of influence peddling against the supervisor, Roth reported in a state filing Tuesday. The legal fees marked by far the biggest single expenditure from Roth's political account.

Orange County Supervisor Don R. Roth abstained Tuesday from board votes on two matters, the second consecutive week that he has chosen not to cast votes because of potential conflicts of interest that have surfaced during a seven-month influence peddling probe. The abstentions Tuesday stemmed from what Roth called the Baldwin Co.'s "inadvertent payment" of $1,950 for the landscaping and irrigation of the front yard of Roth's new Anaheim Hills home in 1990. A lawyer for a top Baldwin Co.

December 11, 1992 | GEORGE FRANK and ERIC LICHTBLAU, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Authorities are investigating whether Orange County Supervisor Don R. Roth helped kill a costly residential fire-prevention measure in exchange for thousands of dollars in improvements to his Anaheim Hills home from a major local builder, The Times has learned.

County Supervisor Don R. Roth, dogged by recent questions about the landscaping of his front yard two years ago, sent a major developer a check for $975 this week to pay for his portion of the job, his lawyer said Friday. Attorney Dana Reed said Roth plans to leave the other half of the controversial bill to his ex-wife, Jackie Roth, but she said she has no intention of paying it.

December 11, 1992 | GEORGE FRANK and ERIC LICHTBLAU, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Authorities are investigating whether Orange County Supervisor Don R. Roth helped kill a costly residential fire-prevention measure in exchange for thousands of dollars in improvements to his Anaheim Hills home from a major local builder, The Times has learned.

Orange County Supervisor Don R. Roth abstained Tuesday from board votes on two matters, the second consecutive week that he has chosen not to cast votes because of potential conflicts of interest that have surfaced during a seven-month influence peddling probe. The abstentions Tuesday stemmed from what Roth called the Baldwin Co.'s "inadvertent payment" of $1,950 for the landscaping and irrigation of the front yard of Roth's new Anaheim Hills home in 1990. A lawyer for a top Baldwin Co.

November 21, 1992 | GEORGE FRANK and ERIC LICHTBLAU, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

A major development company spent nearly $2,000 to landscape Orange County Supervisor Don R. Roth's Anaheim Hills home two years ago, installing sprinklers and plants without ever receiving payment from the supervisor, interviews and documents show. Confirmation of the landscaping work came Friday afternoon from Roth's lawyer, just hours after a top executive with the firm--the Baldwin Co.

November 14, 1992 | ERIC LICHTBLAU and GEORGE FRANK, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

In his first public comments on the scandal that has threatened his career, Orange County Supervisor Don R. Roth predicted this week that he will ultimately be "exonerated" of conflict-of-interest allegations and vowed to seek reelection in 1994. In an interview on a cable television program airing this week and next in parts of Orange County, Roth said he has been "unjustly accused" of wrongdoing.